diff --git a/src/AmiUtilityService.php b/src/AmiUtilityService.php
index 79f44a9..2ef8d84 100644
--- a/src/AmiUtilityService.php
+++ b/src/AmiUtilityService.php
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ public function getIdfromPrefixedEntityNode($key) {
    *   - If not remote and exists a Drupal file object
    *   - If does not exist boolean FALSE
    */
-  public function file_get($uri, File $zip_file = NULL) {
+  public function file_get($uri, File $zip_file = NULL, $force = FALSE) {
     $uri = trim($uri);
 
     $parsed_url = parse_url($uri);
@@ -350,11 +350,10 @@ public function file_get($uri, File $zip_file = NULL) {
           // Means no local file but we can check inside a ZIP.
           // Try with the ZIP file in case there is a ZIP and local failed
           // Use the Zip file uuid to prefix the destination.
-          // @TODO file_build_uri is deprecated replace before Drupal 10.0.0
           $localfile = $this->streamWrapperManager->normalizeUri(
             $destination . $zip_file->uuid() . '/' . urldecode($parsed_url['path'])
           );
-          if (!file_exists($localfile)) {
+          if (!file_exists($localfile) || $force) {
             $destination_zip = $destination . $zip_file->uuid() . '/';
             if (!$this->fileSystem->prepareDirectory(
               $destination_zip,
@@ -406,7 +405,7 @@ public function file_get($uri, File $zip_file = NULL) {
         $localfile = $path;
       }
       // Actual remote heavy lifting only if not present.
-      if (!file_exists($localfile)) {
+      if (!file_exists($localfile) || $force) {
         if (!$this->fileSystem->prepareDirectory(
           $destination,
           FileSystemInterface::CREATE_DIRECTORY
@@ -495,14 +494,30 @@ public function retrieve_remote_file(
       if ($max_time == 0) {
         $max_time = 720.00;
       }
+      // Do a HEAD request first. Be sure we don't have anything in the 4XX or 5xx range
+      $head = $this->httpClient->head($uri, ['timeout' => round($max_time,2)]);
+      // Note. This will never run per se. Because the client is setup to throw an exception, but...
+      // If Drupal changes the client base setup in the future we won't know and we won't catch it
+      // So keeping it.
+      if ($head->getStatusCode() >= 400) {
+        return FALSE;
+      }
       $response = $this->httpClient->get($uri, ['sink' => $path, 'timeout' => round($max_time,2)]);
+      // Edge case... in a fraction of time, someone closes the file from the remote source. We can still cancel
+      // Same as with the HEAD. In this current setup this won't run and that is ok, the catch deals with it.
+      if ($response->getStatusCode() >= 400) {
+        if (file_exists($path)) {
+          @unlink($path);
+        }
+        return FALSE;
+      }
+
       $filename_from_remote = $basename;
       $filename_from_remote_without_extension = pathinfo($filename_from_remote, PATHINFO_FILENAME);
       $extensions_from_remote = pathinfo($filename_from_remote, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
       $extension_from_mime = NULL;
       $extension = NULL;
       $content_disposition = $response->getHeader('Content-Disposition');
-
       if (!empty($content_disposition)) {
         $filename_from_remote = $this->getFilenameFromDisposition($content_disposition[0]);
         if ($filename_from_remote) {
@@ -526,14 +541,20 @@ public function retrieve_remote_file(
       }
     }
     catch (\Exception $exception) {
+      // Deals with 4xx and 5xx too.
       $message_vars = [
         '@uri' => $uri,
         '@path' => $path,
         '@error' => $exception->getMessage(),
         '@time' => $max_time,
+        '@code' => $exception->getCode()
       ];
-      $message = 'Unable to download remote file from @uri to local @path with error: @error. Verify URL exists, file can be downloaded in @time seconds, its openly accessible and destination is writable.';
+      $message = 'Unable to download remote file from @uri to local @path with HTTP code @code and error: @error. Verify URL exists, file can be downloaded in @time seconds, its openly accessible and destination is writable.';
       $this->loggerFactory->get('ami')->error($message, $message_vars);
+      // in case the sink did download the file/we delete it here.
+      if (file_exists($path)) {
+        @unlink($path);
+      }
       return FALSE;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Plugin/QueueWorker/IngestADOQueueWorker.php b/src/Plugin/QueueWorker/IngestADOQueueWorker.php
index 3e346c4..ef71bd1 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/QueueWorker/IngestADOQueueWorker.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/QueueWorker/IngestADOQueueWorker.php
@@ -979,7 +979,6 @@ protected function processFile($data) {
       );
       if (!$file) {
         $data->info['force_file_process'] = TRUE;
-        // OK still there and alive. If not we have to force reprocessing!
       }
       elseif (file_exists($file->getFileUri()) == FALSE) {
         $data->info['force_file_process'] = TRUE;
@@ -992,7 +991,7 @@ protected function processFile($data) {
     // First check if we already have the info here and not forced to recreate, if so do nothing.
     if (($data->info['force_file_process'] ?? FALSE)) {
       $file = $this->AmiUtilityService->file_get(trim($data->info['filename']),
-        $data->info['zip_file']);
+        $data->info['zip_file'], $data->info['force_file_process']);
       if ($file) {
         $force_destination = isset($data->info['ops_forcemanaged_destination_file']) ? (bool) $data->info['ops_forcemanaged_destination_file'] : TRUE;
         $reduced = $data->info['reduced'] ?? FALSE;